Cheers to our Virginia Friends!

I know, I know. We have not been keeping up with the blog - but sometimes it feels like we're barely keeping up with life!

The quick update is that after two+ years in Williamsburg, VA, Brian and I are back in Seattle. It is nice to be back to familiar territory, but we miss our friends in Virginia. So this quick post is dedicated to them.

Here are a few of the characters that we left behind, that will always be in our hearts:

Joe and Barbara became very good friends of ours. We met Joe at church because we were sitting in the same general area, and he adopted us. He calls us "the kids" and every week, saved us a seat in church. I'm already missing his commentary and warm smile. On numerous occasions, they opened their home to us. They kindly hosted us for Thanksgiving and me for my birthday and Easter. Now we have to figure out how to convince them to visit us over here!



And this is Joanie and Bernie! They are also friends from church, always ready with a hug and time for coffee.

Last, but definitely not least, are my buddies from LL. Livy and Dan are two co-workers that are friends that I'm so glad found their way into my life.

Miss you all!

DIY - Spices

When in doubt DIY!

What I really like about this creation of jambalaya spice was the layers that resulted during creation. They reminded me of the wild shaped glass jars filled with sand that we used to decorate as kids...

Unmixed Jambalaya Spice

Here's to 2009!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This year we rung in the New Year at The Local Vine with Becca and Kevin, Anne (yes, our friend from NYC), Barb (our new friend from NYC), and Karissa and friends -

Definitely a fabulous start to the next 365 days!

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

December 30, 2008

It wouldn't be a visit to Seattle without too many things to do...

We are so lucky to have so many friends in Seattle! This year we were only in town for a week, and we were glad to head back to Virginia to relax. Since we're moving back to Seattle this year, we didn't concentrate on seeing everyone, and we spent some good time with people we didn't get photos of, but here were some fun photographed moments:

Dinner at the Civitts' with the O'Neils and Welchs.


We cheered on Sarah's cousin Kendall as her team won the 7th grade basketball tournament.


Lunch with Cousin's Kendall and Lauren.